INQUA PERIBALTIC Working Group Int'l Field Symposium, 4-10 October 2020
Quaternary evolution of the Eastern Baltic region: from glaciations and interglacials to the recent global warming
INQUA PERIBALTIC Working Group Int'l Field Symposium, 4-10 October 2020
Quaternary evolution of the Eastern Baltic region: from glaciations and interglacials to the recent global warming
Eastern Baltic coast (Latvia)
08 May 2021 - 14 May 2021
Dates
May 8th - 14th, 2021
Venue
Eastern Baltic coast, (Latvia)
Summary
Update 2020-07-04:
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemy evolution in the
World, there are not any guarantees that the situation in Latvia and Lithuania will
be suitable for the Peribaltic Group Field Symposium (Peribaltic-2020)
organization on 4-10 October 2020. The Organizing
Committee adopted a decision to postpone
the Peribaltic-2020 Symposium to 8-14 May 2021 (a new name of the Symposium: Peribaltic-2021).
The same registration fee for all the participants
and accompanying persons, as well as abstracts and applications to make oral
and poster presentations, are valid. There are any essential changes in the
composition of Organizing Committee, Symposium Programme, Field Excursion
schedule and other logistics.
For more detailed
information, please contact to Symposium Secretary Aldona Damušytė,
e-mail: aldona.damusyte@lgt.lt, phone +370 686 17518 (parallel contact
in-extra case: Albertas Bitinas; e-mail: albertas.bitinas@gamtc.lt; phone +370
687 80826).
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Organizers:
- Institute of Geology and Geography, Nature Research Centre (Lithuania)
- Lithuanian Geological Survey
- University of Latvia
- Latvian Association for Quaternary Research
- Geological Society of Lithuania
- INQUA Peribaltic Working Group
Format and venue:
The
field symposium will be held along the Eastern Baltic coast – from
Kolkas Rags (Western Latvia) to Ventės Ragas (Western Lithuania). The
Symposium will be focus on different topics of Quaternary geology:
glacial geology, stratigraphy, palaeogeography, glaciotectonics,
palaeoseismology, the Baltic Sea evolution and related glacio-isostatic
rebound, peculiarities of the Curonian Spit development (aeolian
processes, palesols, dune tectonics), the human influence to the recent
geological and related environmental processes (global warming, sea
level changes, coastal erosion, etc.). The Symposium will consist of
one-day conference (oral and poster presentations) and four days of
field excursions.
Registration and registration fee:
The
potential participants are kindly invited to fill in the registration
form and return via e-mail before the 20th of December 2019 to secretary
of the Symposium Aldona Damušytė (e-mail: aldona.damusyte@lgt.lt). The
preliminary registration fee will be about 470-500 EUR and will cover
transportation, accommodation, full board, and conference materials. The
final fee, as well as possible discount for PhD students, depends on
the total number of participants and financial support of potential
sponsors. Please note that the registration fee does not cover any
health insurance, also travel cost and extra accommodation before and
after Symposium. A number of participants is limited, so the earliest
registrants will have a priority.
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations:
Colleagues
are invited to submit abstracts relevant to the topics of the
Symposium. The abstracts will be published in special Symposium volume
along the excursion guide. One abstract should not exceed 2 pages (A4,
TNR, 12 pt, single line spacing), including figures (jpg) and
references. Manuscripts relevant to the topic of the Symposium could be
published later in the international journal of geosciences Baltica;
publication of the Symposium material in the SI of the Quaternary
International is also available.
Important deadlines:
- Preliminary registration – 20th of December 2019;Second circular – beginning of January 2020;
- Abstract submission and registration fee payment – from 15th of January to 15th of February 2020;
- Third circular – April 2020.
Other information:
More
detailed information about Symposium will be given in the second
circular to those who will preliminarily register. Official invitations
needed to get a visa will be sent on your request. Please take an
attention that due to increased illness of tick-borne encephalitis
(TBE), the timely vaccination of participants is highly recommended. For
any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact to
Symposium secretary Aldona Damušytė (parallel contact in-extra case:
Albertas Bitinas; albertas.bitinas@gamtc.lt; phone +370 687 80826).
Organizing Committee:
Albertas
Bitinas, Miglė Stančikaitė, Vaida Šeirienė (Nature Research Centre),
Aldona Damušytė (Lithuanian Geological Survey), Māris Nartišs, Kristaps
Lamsters (University of Latvia).
Download the circulars here:
http://inqua.org/media/uploads/Special_announcement_16_03_2020.pdf